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would reduce energy consumption by a massive 53%. Walking the talk
Intelligent lighting for smart buildings and smart Shared conviction is a necessary condition for
cities can further boost those savings by up to 80%. So change. By walking the talk – in our own business,
connected LED lighting is a form of energy efficiency and through our offer to customers – we believe it is
that pays for itself in cost savings. possible to build consensus on how to achieve low
carbon growth. So what exactly have we promised?
Bluntly stated, we can no longer afford the status And with hindsight, what have we delivered to date?
quo. Faster renovation of existing infrastructure is
long and urgently overdue. In September 2016, at Ten years ago, Philips called for a global ban on
Climate Week, New York City, Philips Lighting issued a incandescent lamps – the product on which today’s
joint call to action with The Climate Group and World global technology company was founded. In
Green Building Council. To boost energy efficiency in December 2006, these bulbs accounted for two-thirds
buildings we urged business and governments alike to of our sales volume in a global market that was stable
adopt new targets for the private and public sector: at 12bn units per year. Today, the logic of switching
• All new buildings to be LED or equivalent energy- from incandescent to energy-efficient LED is widely
efficient lighting by 2020 accepted. By end-2016, the global incandescent lamp
• All street lighting to be LED or equivalent by 2025 market is forecast to at just 4bn units, a two-thirds
• All corporate buildings to be LED or equivalent by (and ongoing) decline in just a decade.
2030
Spanish landmarks sparkle with cloud-based Philips connected lighting systems.
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